[_ Old Earth _] are science and religion compatible?

[Imagican]

When we do a cursory study of the history of science, we find that about 90 percent of the 'breakthroughs' that exist IN science were sponsored BY The Church. Gallileo, Newton, heck MOST of the scholars and scientists for HUNDREDS of years WERE 'Christians' per se.

Now, why is it that so many have turned 'against' science? While some scientists are most definitely 'against' religion so far as 'Christianity' is concerned, but that exists in ALL aspects of life. But what about the PURE science that deals with NOTHING other than a raw study of the world around us?

If not for scientists we would STILL believe that the Earth is the center of the universe and FLAT. We would know NOTHING about gravity or physics in general. We wouldn't have satilites, cell phones, cars, microwave ovens, or even the computers that we are posting with at this very moment.

So, at what point do we attempt to ABANDON science in favor of 'religion', for the sake of personal beliefs? Weren't we GIVEN the intellect to BE ABLE to understand the world around us?

Blessings,

MEC

 

[coelacanth]

Inherent in the nature of science is a systematic exploration of the natural world and how it works chemically, physically, biologically, etc. This does not fundamentally conflict with there being a creator who made it that way.

It can conflict, however, when you begin to believe certain things about that creator and then discover things that are directly at odds with it. I would hope nobody here would seriously suggest an abandonment of science because of a complex belief structure they hold that is threatened by an exploration of what they say is God's creation. There are serious ethical implications with respect to methods of experimentation and application of science, but that should not cause any abandonment of science itself.